ROSALITA (COME OUT TONIGHT)

Live version 2

And now for my mother the greatest love song I ever wrote

Spread out now Rosie doctor come cut loose her mama's reins
You know playin' blind man's bluff is a little baby's game
You pick up Little Dynamite, I'm gonna pick up Little Gun
Together we're gonna go out tonight, make that highway run
You don't have to call me lieutenant, just don't call me Boss
The only lover I'm ever gonna need's your soft sweet little girl's tongue
You're the one ???
??? that thing

Oooh dynamite's in the belfry baby playin' with the bats
Little Gun's downtown in front of Woolworth's tryin' out his attitude on all the cats
Papa's on the corner waitin' for the bus
Mama's home in the window waitin' up there for us
She'll be there in that chair when they wrestle upstairs knowin' we're gonna come
I ain't here on business, only here for
You're the one
??? that thing

Rosalita jump a little lighter
Senorita come sit by my fire
I just want to be your lover ain't no liar
Rosalita you're my stone desire
Da da da...
Na na na...

Jack the Rabbit, Weak Knees Willie you know they're gonna be there
Big man call me sloppy Sue, Big Bones Billie comin' up for air baby
Hey boss, we're gonna play some pool, skip some school, act real cool
Stay out all night it's gonna feel alright
Rosie come out tonight, yeah come on baby out tonight
Yeah windows are for cheaters, chimneys for the poor
Closets are for hangers, winners baby use the door now
All right now ???
Come on ???

Rosalita jump a little lighter
Senorita come sit by my fire
I just want to be your lover ain't no liar
Rosie you're my stone desire
Lalalala lala lala...

Baaam

??? I know your mama she don't like me 'cause I play in a rock and roll band
I know your pap he don't dig me, he never did understand now
Papa lowered the boom ??? room
Comin' ???
You see I just wanna live with ???, confiscate you, I wanna be your man
Someday we'll look back on this and will all seem funny
Ahh
But now you're sad, mama's mad
Papa says he knows that I don't have any money
He says (papa says he knows that I don't have any money)
He says (papa says he knows that I don't have any money)

This is last chance to get his daughter in a fine romance
The record company Rosie
My tires were slashed and I almost crashed but the Lord had mercy
My machine she's a dud out stuck in the mud somewhere in the swamps of Jersey
Well hold on tight, stay up all night 'cause Rosie I'm comin' on strong
By the time we meet the morning light I will hold you in my arms
I know a pretty little place in Southern California down San Diego way
There's a little cafe where they play guitars all night and day
You hear them in the back room strummin'
Hold tight baby don't you know I'm comin'
Everybody say now
Come on everybody
You will go mama
(? are you nice)
(? are you nice)

Rosalita jump a little lighter
Senorita come sit by my fire
I just want to be your lover ain't no liar
Rosie you're my stone desire

Ohh yeah yeah yeah...
Hey hey hey hey hey...

The best ROSALITA live performance ever. Check also the album's version, Live 1975-85 version, live version 1, and the instrumental version.

Available on:

1. The Wild, The Innocent, And The E Street Shuffle (track 6)
2. The Essential Bruce Springsteen (disc 1- track 5)
3. Live 1975-85 (disc 1- track 10)